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About Piykal Village

Piykal is a small village in Thathri tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 221 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piykal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piykal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Thathri
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 126.7 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 221
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Piykal compares

By the 2011 count Piykal is the 46th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 652 residents. Its 126.7 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Piykal

Piykal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piykal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piykal from other places

Piykal lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Piykal
District headquarters Doda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thathri 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Sumber 43 km

Villages closest to Piykal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thathri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Piykal

As per the Census of India 2011, Piykal village had a population of 448. That makes it the 46th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 652 residents.

Piykal village has 221 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piykal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Piykal is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piykal covers 126.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piykal falls under Thathri tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Piykal is Sumber, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Piykal.

Piykal is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piykal is in Thathri tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Thathri is about 9.8 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaliah (under 2 km), Dichhal (under 2 km) and Malanu (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Piykal today is likely to be higher.

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